This Program Is Helping Inmates Find Their Voice Through Songwriting

Beyond the barbed wire and chain-link fences surrounding Lee Correctional Facility, inmates at South Carolina's largest maximum-security prison are finding self-expression through music. The Decoda Ensemble's criminal justice initiative works with select inmates to write songs, create music collaborations and provide a creative outlet. Claire Bryant, the director of the program, said it encourages inmates not just to think about an issue, but to create a response to it. After workshopping the so...